Gracious Living. Timeless Design. Family Traditions.
Hadley Court and Gabby Home are thrilled to announce the winner of the sweet CAROLINE chest in Hadley Court’s second #TimelessDesign Giveaway. The winner is Sandie Kelley of Mooresville, North Carolina. “I am thrilled,” Sandie said. “It is a beautiful chest. I am so happy and can’t wait to find that perfect place in my new […]
From storybook streets and lush canals to ancient grandeur, And from colorful, bike-filled waterfronts to the most sacred of spaces, …these are some of the contrasts found in in two of the greatest cities in the world: Amsterdam and Rome. As I wrote recently on Hadley Court’s blog, From Italy with Love:La Vita e’ Buona, my daughter, Ashley, recently had the blessing of studying abroad for a month […]
The winner of Hadley Court’s first #TimelessDesign Giveaway, Carol Robertson, reported to us with great excitement the arrival of the Memphis Table, delivered from Century Furniture ,to her 1912-era, Arts and Crafts-style home in St. Paul, Minnesota. Carolyn welcomed the Memphis Table to her home, which is decorated in a style she describes as a mixture of Arts and Crafts, modern and vintage. “I’ve […]
The word, gracious, comes from the Middle English word, gracious, which originally meant, “having received divine grace”, from the French “graceius” meaning the same, and from the Latin “gratiosus“ meaning enjoying favor, agreeable.” Its first known use was in the 14th century. As regular readers of Hadley Court know, the 3 hallmarks of Hadley Court are […]
Letters from loved ones are always welcome. But when loving messages come from romantic, breathtaking locales like the coastal panorama of Cinque Terre, Italy, or from the fairytale city of Venice, below, they take on a whole new sense of excitement. Over the last two weeks, I’ve checked the computer each day with anticipation, waiting to see what photos […]
Summer. Just the word makes you relax, reminisce and smile. As we approach the mid-point of Summer 2014, are you savoring this most sublime of seasons? Why do we love summer? Let us count the ways with these five things to savor about this summer, today, here and now: 1. Savor Simple Pleasures Joy comes easier in the summer. […]
Two hundred years ago, the triumph of this scarred and war-torn flag against all odds helped define our national character and identity. Just weeks ago, perhaps the most preeminent fashion and furnishings designer of our time, Ralph Lauren, was honored with the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal for his leading role in restoring the tattered flag-the original Star Spangled […]
